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Palestinian Authority receives $114 million from Israel, Norway says

 
 Palestinian flags in front of the Norwegian parliament Stortinget during a rally in 2014. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Palestinian flags in front of the Norwegian parliament Stortinget during a rally in 2014.
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Under interim peace accords reached in the 1990s, Israel's finance ministry collects tax on behalf of the Palestinians and makes monthly transfers to the PA.

The Palestinian Authority has received 407 million shekels ($114 million) from Israel, with more funds on the way in the coming days following a deal to release frozen tax funds, the Norwegian government said on Thursday.

Norway, on February 18, said it had agreed to assist in the transfer of funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority (PA) that were collected by Israel, providing crucial funding to the Western-backed entity.

The apparent necessity of the money

"This money is absolutely necessary to prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, to ensure that the Palestinians receive vital services and that teachers and health workers are paid," Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said.

The PA exercises limited self-governance in the West Bank.

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Under interim peace accords reached in the 1990s, Israel's finance ministry collects tax on behalf of the Palestinians and makes monthly transfers to the PA.

 Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at the 2022 CICA conference.  (credit: REUTERS)
Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at the 2022 CICA conference. (credit: REUTERS)

But a dispute broke out over overpayments in the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, a territory ruled by the Palestinian Islamist group.

Under the agreed solution, Norway serves as an intermediary, holding tax revenue equal to the portion that Israel estimates would have gone to Gaza, while the PA would receive the rest, the Nordic country has said.

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